{"id":53031,"date":"2018-10-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/royalresorts.com\/blog\/exploring-playa-del-carmen-beach-vibes-and-mexican-culture\/"},"modified":"2021-11-16T06:03:00","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T06:03:00","slug":"exploring-playa-del-carmen-beach-vibes-and-mexican-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/news\/exploring-playa-del-carmen-beach-vibes-and-mexican-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring Playa del Carmen, beach vibes and Mexican culture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When was the last time you visited <strong>Playa del Carmen<\/strong>, the Riviera Maya\u2019s vibrant waterfront capital? If it has been a while since you browsed the craft stores on Fifth Avenue or watched the world go by at a local caf\u00e9, or you have never visited this chic town before then why not plan a day or an afternoon there on your next Mexican Caribbean vacation?<\/p>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-a613adb1c5b1fb339834134d722caef1\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-a613adb1c5b1fb339834134d722caef1 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-av_image-a613adb1c5b1fb339834134d722caef1 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_image  avia-builder-el-first  '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image- avia-img-lazy-loading-not- avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/playa-del-carmen.jpg\" alt='' title=''   itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>Head for the beach<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Most visitors to\u00a0Playa\u00a0del Carmen make a beeline for the beach and vistas of soft white sand, gentle surf and palm trees swaying in the breeze. You can set your towel down for the day on your own piece of paradise or be pampered with a comfy sun bed, cocktails and live music at one of the chic beach clubs that line the shore.<\/p>\n<p>Relax and soak up the view or join in a game of beach volleyball and soccer. For the activity-minded, there\u2019s snorkeling, paddle boarding, windsurfing or even kite surfing along the shoreline.<\/p>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-662a22105bc91efe161c0dd89b5dc8c3\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-662a22105bc91efe161c0dd89b5dc8c3 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-av_image-662a22105bc91efe161c0dd89b5dc8c3 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_image  '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image- avia-img-lazy-loading-not- avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/playa-del-carmen-portal-maya-arch.jpg\" alt='' title=''   itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>Parque Los Fundadores<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After a day at the beach you\u2019ll be ready to stretch your legs and go for an afternoon or evening stroll through Playa. Parque Los Fundadores, the original town square behind the ferry terminal is a good place to start. The views of the\u00a0Caribbean\u00a0and the island of\u00a0Cozumel\u00a0on the horizon are spectacular. The water changes color from turquoise to a band of darkest indigo that marks the course of the\u00a0Cozumel Channel, an ocean trench thousands of feet deep.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s always something going on in this small square. You may see a wedding party emerge from the white chapel to a mariachi fanfare and the applause of the crowd that gathers to see the bride and groom.<\/p>\n<p>Next to the chapel, the Papantla Flyers from northern Veracruz draw a crowd every hour as they climb a thirty-meter-pole. They tie ropes to their feet and launch themselves into space, arms outstretched like wings, circling the pole and descending until they make their landing. All the while, one man remains on top of the pole dancing and playing a reed flute. This is the representation of an ancient Totonac ritual to worship the sun god.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere in the park, children play on slides and swings, families buy Mexican snacks from stalls and visitors pose for photos in front of the impressive Portal Maya. This is an arch erected in 2012 to commemorate the end of an era in the ancient Mayan calendar and the dawn of a new cycle.<\/p>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-f9968e4eb527e77cd3dff06785869323\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-f9968e4eb527e77cd3dff06785869323 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-av_image-f9968e4eb527e77cd3dff06785869323 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_image  '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image- avia-img-lazy-loading-not- avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/playa-del-carmen-5ta-avenida.jpg\" alt='' title=''   itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>Fifth Avenue<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All roads in\u00a0Playa del Carmen\u00a0lead to\u00a0Quinta Avenida\u00a0or\u00a0Fifth Avenue, the main street that runs north for miles from Parque Los Fundadores. For shopping, dining and people watching, this is the place to be. Visitors from all over the world mingle with local families out enjoying the evening air. Start your walk and you&#8217;ll soon hear Spanish, Maya, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, German and Dutch<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Even the most demanding of shoppers will find Playa\u2019s brand of style and color and quirkiness hard to resist. Craft shops, boutiques and art galleries share space with international brand stores and sprawling open-air shopping centers such as\u00a0Paseo del Carmen, Quinta Alegria and Plaza Corazon<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If it is clothing you are looking for, you\u2019ll find international brands, Brazilian beachwear and designer clothing from Mexico, Italy, Indonesia and beyond. Imported perfumes, leather bags and luxury goods and the shimmer of Mexican silver, gold, and gems are everywhere.<\/p>\n<p>Stores selling Mexican folk art or artesan\u00eda from all over the country line \u201cla Quinta.\u201d Look out for hand-painted blue and white Talavera pottery from\u00a0Puebl<strong>a<\/strong>, colorful vases and plates from Hidalgo and Guanajuato, glass hearts from Guadalajara and San Miguel de Allende and <em>arboles de la vida<\/em> or trees of life. There are strange wooden figurines from\u00a0Oaxaca\u00a0called<em> alebrijes<\/em>, angels and day of the dead skulls. Shop for Huichol yarn paintings and beadwork and brightly colored textiles and embroidered cushions, dresses and blouses from\u00a0Chiapas, Yucatan and Oaxaca.<\/p>\n<p>For a unique memento of your\u00a0Mexican Caribbean\u00a0vacation, pick up a Yucatecan hammock, a wooden jaguar, embroidered cotton napkins, and mobiles and lamps made with strings of shells, seeds and carved gourds. They are produced by artisans from the villages of the<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Zona Maya\u00a0in central Quintana Roo using sustainable forest resources and are available in several of the stores lining the street. In one of the small plazas on the left-hand-side of Fifth Ave you can also find naive-style art by Mayan painters from the Guatemalan highlands.<\/p>\n<p>By now you are probably ready to embark on a culinary adventure \u2013 the restaurants along la Quinta\u00a0and neighboring streets serve everything from traditional Mexican dishes to Thai cuisine, Italian pasta and Caribbean seafood. Order a plate of tacos, sample home-cooked Mayan recipes or indulge your craving for Argentinean grilled beef or French fare.<\/p>\n<p>Caf\u00e9 culture is alive and kicking in Playa del Carmen and la Quinta is thronged with open-air eateries serving freshly ground Mexican coffee, baguettes and homemade\u00a0<em>gelato<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>As soon as dusk falls, the rhythm picks up along la Quinta. Thousands of lights glimmer in the trees, candles are lit and the musicians gather for their nightly parade.<\/p>\n<p>Mingle with the crowds and listen to the beat of world music as you walk along. You\u2019ll hear trumpet serenades and song from strolling mariachi bands and the rippling melodies of \u201cLa Bamba\u201d and other jarocho favorites from the state of\u00a0Veracruz. Guitar-strumming trios from the Yucatan play romantic ballads and there are even accordion players from Northern Mexico. Another block down the street, you can listen to reggae, jazz and rock, Cuban salseros and lilting flutes and pipes from the Andes.<\/p>\n<p>Street artists always draw a crowd on Fifth Avenue, as do mimes dressed as Mayan warriors and famous Caribbean pirate captains. If you like to people watch, sip a margarita or martini in one of the open-air cafes or chic terrace bars.<\/p>\n<p>For night owls, there are candlelit beach bars, dance clubs and stylish hideaways that draw a crowd and have found their way into the leading travel magazines as the places to see and be seen in Playa.<\/p>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-9a7cfce258787b33114bfe3cf6a9ac98\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-9a7cfce258787b33114bfe3cf6a9ac98 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-av_image-9a7cfce258787b33114bfe3cf6a9ac98 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_image  '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image- avia-img-lazy-loading-not- avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/playa-del-carmen-xaman-ha-.jpg\" alt='' title=''   itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>Playa\u2019s ancient heritage<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Maya\u00a0were the first to settle in\u00a0Playa del Carmen\u00a0and you\u2019ll see the crumbling temples of ancient\u00a0Xaman-H\u00e1\u00a0in several parts of town and in\u00a0Playacar, the resort and residential community to the south of the ferry dock. Pottery and other archaeological finds indicate that there was a settlement here as far back as 300 B.C. Initially a fishing village, it grew in importance during the\u00a0Post-Classic\u00a0period of\u00a0Mayan civilization\u00a0(A.D. 900 \u2013 1521), reaching its peak around 1450 as a trading port and the embarkation point for the sacred island of\u00a0Cozumel, site of the shrine of\u00a0Ixchel, the\u00a0Mayan\u00a0goddess of fertility and childbirth.<\/p>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-75f09f5255113d5637f43916953a038d\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-75f09f5255113d5637f43916953a038d .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-av_image-75f09f5255113d5637f43916953a038d av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_image  avia-builder-el-last  '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image- avia-img-lazy-loading-not- avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/playa-del-carmen-museum.jpg\" alt='' title=''   itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>Museum hopping in Playa<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s more to do in Playa than beach time and shopping, it now has three very different museums to visit.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibits at the 3D Museum of Wonders on 10th Avenue are 3D drawings and famous paintings decorating the floors, walls and ceiling that create optical illusions. Come face to face with a lion or a dragon, drag a zebra out of the jungle, surf the waves, fly like the birds and even pose in a shell like Botticelli\u2019s Venus.<\/p>\n<p>The state of the art L\u2019Aquarium has 45 spectacular aquariums on three floors of the Plaza Corazon Mall on 5th Ave and Calle 14 (the entrance is on Calle 14). Exhibits showcase the coral reef and other marine ecosystems and there are more than 200 species of multicolored fish and marine creatures.<\/p>\n<p>On 5<sup>th<\/sup> Avenue, the Frida Kahlo Museum celebrates the life and work of this iconic Mexican artist. It features paintings and sketches by Frida, multimedia displays and work by local artists inspired by her.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Visiting Playa del Carmen<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Playa del Carmen\u00a0is 68 kilometers to the south of\u00a0Canc\u00fan\u00a0along Highway 307 and the journey takes about 40 minutes by car. You can arrange a tour or a private van with Thomas More Travel. 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